2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put

Men's shot put
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Oregon Convention Center
Dates March 18
Competitors 19 from 15 nations
Winning distance 21.78
Medalists
 Tomas Walsh   New Zealand
 Andrei Gag   Romania
 Filip Mihaljevic   Croatia
Events at the
2016 IAAF World Indoor
Championships
Track events
60 m   men   women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Heptathlon men
Exhibition events
Masters 800 m men women

The men's shot put at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18, 2016.[1][2]

While Andrei Gag and Filip Mihaljevic were the leaders after the first round, in the second round Tomas Walsh took the lead. Any one of his remaining five throws would have won the competition. He saved the best for last 21.78 on his final attempt. Gag's first attempt 20.89 was barely able to withstand Mihaljevic's personal best 20.87.

Results

The final was started at 18.45.[3]

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Tomas Walsh  New Zealand 20.38 21.60 21.40 21.64 21.49 21.78 21.78 WL
2nd, silver medalist(s) Andrei Gag  Romania 20.89 20.08 x x 20.23 x 20.89 SB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Filip Mihaljević  Croatia 20.64 20.06 20.42 20.49 20.87 x 20.87 PB
4 Konrad Bukowiecki  Poland x 20.53 x 20.43 x 20.42 20.53
5 Jonathan Jones  United States 18.88 20.01 x 20.31 x 20.31
6 Germán Lauro  Argentina 19.92 19.85 20.21 x 20.24 20.24
7 Tim Nedow  Canada 19.52 20.23 19.95 20.03 19.60 20.23
8 Tobias Dahm  Germany 19.40 20.22 x 19.42 19.06 20.22
9 Jacko Gill  New Zealand 19.49 x 19.93 19.93
10 Carlos Tobalina  Spain 19.41 19.86 x 19.86
11 Borja Vivas  Spain 19.63 19.85 19.75 19.85
12 Stephen Mozia  Nigeria 19.84 x x 19.84
13 Mostafa Amr Hassan  Egypt 19.81 x 19.39 19.81
14 Michał Haratyk  Poland 18.90 19.48 19.35 19.48
15 Bob Bertemes  Luxembourg 18.63 19.48 x 19.48 SB
16 Tomáš Staněk  Czech Republic x 19.46 x 19.46
17 Franck Elemba  Republic of the Congo x 19.24 19.34 19.34
18 Darlan Romani  Brazil 18.50 x x 18.50 NR
19 Kurt Roberts  United States x x 17.94 17.94

References

  1. ↑ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Start list
  3. ↑ Final results
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